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On the prowl || Cape cross seal reserve || Oct 2018<br /> Along the Skeleton coast in Namibia lies the Cape Cross, world&rsquo;s largest breeding colony of Cape fur seals. Here a small population of the black backed jackals have adapted themselves to live in this harsh environment, this is possible due to the fur seal colony. The jackals are opportunistic and live mainly on seal pups that stray away from their mothers. Black-backed jackal,Canis mesomelas Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

On the prowl

|| Cape cross seal reserve || Oct 2018
Along the Skeleton coast in Namibia lies the Cape Cross, world’s largest breeding colony of Cape fur seals. Here a small population of the black backed jackals have adapted themselves to live in this harsh environment, this is possible due to the fur seal colony. The jackals are opportunistic and live mainly on seal pups that stray away from their mothers.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Harsh behavior but part of life, and wonderful that you documented it. Posted 3 years ago

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The Black-backed jackal

The black-backed jackal is a canid native to two areas of Africa, separated by roughly 900 km. One region includes the southernmost tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The other area is along the eastern coastline, including Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Mohammed Salman
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By Mohammed Salman

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Uploaded Apr 4, 2022. Captured Oct 19, 2018 20:17.
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  • ILCA-99M2
  • f/6.3
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO1000
  • 600mm